Nitrogen Journey in Plants: From Uptake to Metabolism, Stress Response, and Microbe Interaction

Plants uptake and assimilate nitrogen from the soil in the form of nitrate, ammonium ions, and available amino acids from organic sources. Plant nitrate and ammonium transporters are responsible for nitrate and ammonium translocation from the soil into the roots. The unique structure of these transporters determines the specificity of each transporter, and structural analyses reveal the mechanisms by which these transporters function. Following absorption, the nitrogen metabolism pathway incorporates the nitrogen into organic compounds via glutamine synthetase and glutamate synthase that convert ammonium ions into glutamine and glutamate. Different isoforms of glutamine synthetase and glutamate synthase exist,…

• UD
  U.S. Department of Agriculture

  Award: 2022-70029-38471
• CD
  California Department of Food and Agriculture

  Award: CDFA # 21-0001-052-SF
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  Mitacs
• NI
  National Institute of Food and Agriculture

  Awards: 2022-70029-38471, # 2022-70029-38471
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  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
• AA
  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada